Sunday, December 7, 2008

Exercises Build Muscle, Even in Pools

By Caleb Lee

Pools can be a great way to switch up your exercises, but how to these exercises build muscle?

Well, truth is, you won't build much muscle fast, however, you will improve your ability to build muscle by strengthening your joints, a slight body workout, and also great flexibility.

Everyday, especially in weight lifting and cardio, your joints in your body are being used. Swimming gives your body the opportunity to build the joints in your body, instead of always building your muscles. This will allow you to lift more, give you more room to build muscle, and prevent injuries.

Swimming is good for your body and a small workout; however, using it in place of main workouts should not be the case. Adding it once a week into your workout is good. If you use it as a regular workout, the cold water will start making your body distribute your fat differently, with more being sent to your skin for warmth. This will cause you to lose muscle tone. Once or twice a week is still a good workout in the pool, and won't bring any harm to your muscle program and muscle tone.

Usually, you cannot directly work on your flexibility unless you are stretching or maybe a little in your workouts. While you are in a pool, your flexibility will be put to the test and it will also grow. Having good flexibility will help you to complete harder and heavier lifts and exercises.

One last tip about swimming is it makes your heart race and your breathing rate to increase. It gets your body working in a low stress environment, pumping blood and adding oxygen to your blood. This will help in muscle building, providing more oxygen to your muscles, while also cleaning out your system.

Now you know pool exercises build muscle while also giving you better flexibility and joint strength, so incorporate this into your weekly workout and see the results for yourself. - 16955

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